Rigid Golf Ball Tee

ABSTRACT

A golf tee system comprising an insertion tool a thin-walled, hollow, thin-walled golf tee for holding a golf ball at a given height. When the structural insertion tool is non-fixedly inserted into the thinned walled tee to become a rigid golf tee system and resist collapsing and allowing insertion of the hollow golf tee into the ground surface. 
     Once the golf tee system is inserted into the ground surface to a desired depth, the structural insertion tool is removed from the hollow golf tee, creating a hollow tee device can be used as a golf ball tee which shatterable, thereby creating a more stable trajectory and increased distance. In addition, the hollow tee is more environmentally friendly than other tees.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The sport of golf is well known and over many years has grown worldwide,A sport carried out by amateurs to professionals. Golf has been aphysical and mental challenge since its creation in Scotland around1456. Prior to the invention of the wooden tee, a player would make hisown tee constructed from wet sand. Wet sand evolved into golf tees, forholding a golf ball upright and evolve into numerous tee designs, shapesand sizes and have been used in playing the game of golf for asubstantial period of time.

Golf tees are permitted under the rules of play for golf by the UnitedStates Golf Association (FIG. 2) and the Royal and Ancient GolfAssociation (FIG. 3). The purpose of using the tee in playing the gameof golf is to raise and support the golf ball off the ground fordriving, or otherwise hitting the golf ball. from a teeing area on agolf course or on a practice range. According to the PGA (FIG. 2), theRoyal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A) and United States GolfAssociation (USGA) rules of golf, for a tee to be legal, a tee must not:be longer than 4 inches (001.6. mm); be designed or manufactured in sucha way that it could indicate line of play; unduly influence the movementof the ball; or otherwise assist the player in making a stroke or in hisplay. See logos, FIGS. 1-3.

Often in the teeing of golf balls it is difficult to insert the tee andtee designs have competing attributes that are both favorable andunfavorable. (See FIGS. 7 and 8) Various types of tees. have been used,with the customary tee being relatively sharp-pointed. Frequently, theground is hard and it is difficult to push the painted flexible tee intothe ground, so a rigid tee is used. On the other hand, the more flexiblea tee is, the less impact it has on both the direction of the ballflight and the distance a ball is hit. However, a flexible tee is almostimpossible to get into the ground. Rigidity and flexibility are polaropposites for a golf tee design.

Good golf tee design requires an understanding the physics of ballimpact with a club face, aerodynamics (both lift and drag), potentialenergy, various forces, golf ball distortion, kinematics, gravity, golftee interaction and the like. For example, golf balls can spin quickly,off a driver, for example, a golf ball can spin up to 4,000 rpm. A golftee can have a large impact on ball spin, either improving the spin rateor diminish it. In addition, golf tees can change drive distance andtrajectory.

Tees are typically made from turned wood or injection molded plastic,with a cup-.shaped upper section for holding the golf ball. Since thecup can cause friction, it is desirable to reduce the cup friction onthe golf ball.

Golf tees are generally thought to be well known; however, they sufferfrom numerous disadvantages. Most golf tees are made of a rigid plasticor wood, having a circular shaped ball-supporting surface supported byan elongated tapered circular stem. The circular shaped ball-supportingsurface can be a cause of instability. The slight concavity of the teesupport surface approximately matching the bail profile generally allowsfor large surface contact between tee and ball. The movement of the ballacross the concave surface will impart a spin to the ball, and quiteoften it will have an undesirable outcome. One known feature of golfball flight is that the initial spin will determine the initial flightpattern. It is therefore preferable that there exist minimum resistanceor friction between the tee and the ball at impact.

With the advent of high-speed photography comes greater understandingand it is seen that the golf ball is compressed and distorted at themoment of impact with a club face and rapidly expands and distorts theshape (FIG. 5). This distortion of the golf ball when setting on astandard rigid wooden or plastic golf tee, for example can contribute tomany unwanted dynamics and inefficiencies in the golf drive.

Refer to FIGS. 4, 5, and 6. In FIG. 5, the round golf ball is showndistorted after the driver head hits the bail and the rigid tee. It isclear in FIG. 5, that the rigid tee pushes back on the driver head witha small force that will impact the balls flight and distance. FIG. 6illustrates that the ball is expanding/distorting vertically andshrinking horizontally upon impact. The ball is pressing down on the teeprior to. the driver head hitting the tee. Therefore, the tee has aninfluence on the balls flight.

Tee manufactures, such as Drive Golf USA, Western Birch Golf Company,Pride Performance™, etc., manufacture and distribute billions of teesper year. Many of these companies advertise that their tees providinggreater distance. However, there are many factors involved that diminishtheir claims, take for example a “brush” tee. With a broth tee (e.g.,Brush-T) there is less resistance if the chub comes into contact withthe ball and brushes only. However, amateur golfers and manyprofessional golfers' “chunk” The ball. if the club face hits the rigidsection of the Brush-T tee, the drive distance and ball flight will benegatively impacted. In addition, a shortcoming of brush tees is that abrush tee insertion tool is needed to insert the tee into the ground.This imparts additional golf equipment, specialized packaging, brushdamage without a brush protector tool and brush distortion, etc.

It is critical to consider the driving tee reaction forces that areinvolved both for the tee above the ground surface and below thesurface. In one example, as a driver face hits a tee, the upper portionof the tee above ground rotates clockwise in the air and the lowerportion below the ground surface rotates clockwise in the soil. At amacroscopic level, this can be thought of as a person pushing on thepole in the ground and how difficult or impossible it is to move thepole in spite of a large exertion of force, because the pole under thesurface has to be turned through the soil. It is the same thing with atee on a microscopic level. It requires a force to rotate the lowerportion of the tee through the soil, causing reduced distance anddirection. The harder the soil, the more force is exerted against thedriver face. It the lower portion of the tee hits an obstacle (say arock) it can cause the tee to turn right or left, resulting inless-than-optimal impact as the ball is struck by the club face. If atee is broken on a drive the breaking of the tee requires force andenergy taken away from the drive. To experience that force/energy breaka wooden tee in your hands.

Referring to external prong patent U.S. Pat. No. 9,849,360 B2, currentassignee, Greenkeepers Inc., discloses a golf tee that includes a stakethat has an insertion end and a crown for supporting a golf ball.However, the design suffers from the limitations mentioned supra. Veryfew amateur golfers can hit a ball at a precise elevation (the crownlocation). This is due to numerous factors, such as varying groundelevations, between, the golfer and the ball variability of stancewidth, when addressing the ball, forward upper body bending, plyersstance too wide and so on. This is why many brush, prong, pivoting, andlow friction tees are deceptive and don't work well. They don't workwell if you can't control the vertical distance from the ground toapproximately ½ of an inch. This is why it is disingenuous for a companyto say that their tee results give proven longer distance. This may betrue if the robotic arm repeatedly impacts the ball in the brush area.Based on observation alone, most amateur golfers cannot control theirswing that well, look at all the divots on the tee box and course wereplayers chunk the ball/hit it fat. What is needed is a golf tee that isflexible along its entire length and not just in one small section ofthe tee to allow for forgiveness by removing the area of resistance fromthe tee when the ball is Struck.

Greenkeepers' product “4 Yards More Golf Tee”, Pride Golf Tee®, Brush-T,Versa Golf Bamboo Golf Tees, Pride Professional Tee System, Champ FlyTees, Callaway Par 3, Martini Golf Tees, Hi-Ball 3.25”, Western BirchGait Tees, the Flightpath, Zero Friction Tour 3-Prong Golf Tees,Callaway Wood Golf Tees, Zero Friction Victory Golf Tees, Zero FrictionVictory Golf Tees and others suffer from the same disadvantagesmentioned supra.

Many golf tees require the use of multiple components or tees that are.used when inserting or driving a golf ball in the designated tee area.On a par 3-hole golfers often prefer that a tee be inserted furtherflush to the ground than on a drive where the tee height is higher. Withmany tees there is a wider diameter structure (tee) that prevents teeinsertion from going any further. Therefore, a tee set up for drivingthe ball stops the insertion at a given, predetermined height if thegolfer wants a higher height. Because the same tee cannot be used for adrive, requires a second tee. It is advantageous to have a single teethat can adapt to ail tee box, driving situations.

The world of long driving has brought about innovation in tees asplayers try to eke out as much distance as they can through marginalgains. Many tee manufactures claims to reduce the resistance the ballexperiences as it leaves the tee. This is frequently not the case.

A critical factor in involving a golf tee is reducing the mass of a tee,thus reducing the force acting against the club fare. Therefore, thereis a need for a tee that has reduced mass when compared to the priorart. In addition, there is a need for a tee that can be adjusted withvarious flexure based on weather conditions (e.g., soil softness).

Invention US 2008/0182684 A1, has three hard plastic prongs, wherein theprongs do not flex. Although an improvement over some prior art, theinvention has several shortcomings. Even though the patent mentionslower friction, the prongs influence the path of the ball to someextent, Also, a rigid tee provides a resistive force when a club facehits the tee above or under the ground. Therefore, a tee that is moreflexible than the mentioned patent is desired throughout the entire tee(both above and below the ground surface). Many times, a golfer “chunks”the ball. A chunked shot—also known as a fat shot—is where the club hitsthe ground before making contact with the ball. Therefore, it isdesirable that a tee remain flexible along its entire length.

Another patent, U.S. Pat. No. 6,053,822 relates to a “brush type golftee.” The patent states the improved golf tee is analogous to a grasslie for a golf ball, in that the golf ball lie of the improved golf teeis a soft lie. A golf ball lie that will not interfere with thepotential flight of the golf ball when the golf ball is struck with agolf club and is not adequately lifted off the lie during the initialforward flight of the golf ball.” However, brush tees in general sufferfrom several shortcomings. As mentioned above, all golfers, evenprofessional golfers, chunk the ball. As mentioned, it is critical thatthe tee remain flexible both above and below the ground surface andbrush tees have a rigid surface that is inserted below the groundsurface. In addition, golfers most often insert a golf ball into theground surface by holding the ball to a cup of the tee and pushing downon the ball to insert the tee into the ground. Pushing down with a golfball, on the brushes either distorts the brushes or requires a tool forinsertion.

Another patent, U.S. Pat. No. 8,678,953 discloses a “reconfigurable”golf tee that is formed from reconfigured flat card stock. The foldedcard stock provides a tee element that provides less resistance and alower mass that a typical tee and therefore allows a golf ball to bedriven further than a typical tee. However, the folded card stock teehas a major disadvantage. Due to its flexibility, it is impossible toinsert the tee into any soil unless the soil is very soft or wet.

Merriam Webster defines biodegradable materials as being: capable ofbeing broken down into innocuous products by the action of living things(such as microorganisms). According to Eco Golf and OCEANTEE claim theirgolfs tees environmentally friendly, however this may not be the case.Eco Golfs other line of ball props, Tee2Green tees, are more liketraditional wooden tees, but they, too, will biodegrade in as little asnine months, and they are made from all renewable substances like woodpulp, wheat straw and corn. According to Oceantee, a tee manufacturer,the speed of a golf tee decomposition can vary between 6 months to 2.5years. Wood tees take over 3 years to decompose. A product can degradein a given time, but are toxic chemicals being used to make the tees,are the broken-down materials toxic to the soil and many other factors.

All things being equal with regard to “biofriendly” tee material, themore surface area that is exposed to microbes the fast the breakdown ofthe tee. It is desirable to have a tee with the greater surface areathan conventional toes.

Most golf tees are made of wood or plastic, and have a limited life spanIt is well known that tees break or become deformed during play. Mostbroken, lost or damaged golf tees are not environmentally friendly,taking years, decades or longer are needed to break them down. Brokentees litter tee boxes creating an eyesore, often requiring an employeeof the golf course to pick them up and dispose of them, where they go toa landfill. There. are numerous environmental factors associated withgolf tees, like landfill waste, greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation,etc. Royal North Devon Golf Club, England's oldest golf course,recognizing the adverse environmental impact has banned plastic golftees, that began Jan. 1, 2020. Bamboo and wood tees create a lot ofwaste and CO2 when manufactured. A single stalk of bamboo only produces500 golf tees. By some estimates wooden golf tees, use 10,000 tons oftrees for golf tees per year. in addition, approximately 75 percent ofthe material is lost when milling the dowels into either a hardwood orbamboo tee. The sawdust can then be burned to power the mill increasing002 emissions. The tees are transported from oversees -on largefreighters further increasing 002 emissions. Based on data from theNational Golf Foundation, an estimated 2.8 billion wooden tees are usedin the US alone. According to their website “Pride Golf Tee is theworld's largest manufacturer of white birch wooden golf tees, thanks toa state-of-the-art technology that enables the Company to producebillions of tees per year.” Therefore, it would be advantageous to use anon-toxic composite and biodegradable product using less wood andplastic in the tees. In addition, if the tee is likely to or designed tobreak that it decomposes in a short amount of time.

According to SIMCOE.COM “Birch trees reach their maturity in 60 to 70years and live for as long as 150 years. They can grow up to 80 feettall.” Cutting down 70,000 trees a year when they take 60+years tomature eliminates a lot of wildlife forest habitat for many years. Evenwith replanting, it will take a decade for the tree canopy to growenough to support significant wildlife. Therefore, Pride golf tees havea significant detrimental effect on the environment.

Many companies state they have a plant a tree planting program, which isoften misleading. If it takes more than a life time to grow a tree thatis not a significant positive impact. What type of trees are being grownand where? Therefore, it.is desirable to have a tee use existing waste,for example, comprising limestone and sawdust to make the tees.

Let's examine the terms that manufactures use regarding their golf tees.Many say that bamboo tees are environmentally friendly. As mentionedsupra, a single stalk of bamboo only produces 500 golf tees and it takes3 years to grow, therefore bamboo tees have a significant impact on theenvironment. Many say the impact of bamboo or wooden tees is nothingshort of deforestation. An argument is frequently made that broken golftees in the tee box is unsightly and therefore there is a need forbiodegradable tees. Tees are left on the tee box for maybe one or twodays before being picked up. Almost everything is biodegradable givenenough time. The more material, the longer it takes to break down.

It is critical to look at the entire process of making a tee tounderstand whether it is “environmentally friendly”. In a simplifiedoverview with just a few of the steps required, initially the teematerial has to be harvested, collected and shipped to the factory whichrequires energy. Next the material has to be processed which requires aprocess that creates CO2 carbon emissions and waste, such as wood orplastic waste. in the case of wooden tees, they are most often paintcausing additional environmental impact. Next is packaging, crating,shipping, distributing, etc. The bottom line is what is the totalenvironment impact of the tees. The idea of putting seed in the teesthat are left in the tee box sounds like a great idea, but is it? Forexample, perennial ryegrass is used on the tee boxes at several PebbleBeach golf courses. However, introducing a new grass may be detrimental,for example, an invasive creeping bent grass or crab grass whichrequires energy and manpower to remove. Different courses use differentgrasses in the tee box, it is unlikely the tees will be made withdifferent grasses for different tee box grasses. Bermuda grass is a warmseason variety. Prostrate meadow grass is a winter hardy grass. There isa need for a tee that minimizes the environmental impact from beginningto end, of. the process. There is also a need for a tee that minimizesmaterial and hopefully avoids wood and bamboo. After looking at all teecreation and final delivery steps, it may be that bamboo tees are muchworse for the environment than advertised. Therefore, it is desirablethat a tee not contain grass and that golf tee manufacturers advertisethe actual environmental impact of their tees.

Therefore, a need exists for a golf tee system and golf tees that areless rigid, more flexible, with lower mass both above and below theground surface, cause less driving resistance and ball flight distortionand preferably can be used with a standard golf tee and a standard golfball for insertion. in addition, there is a need for a tee that isenvironmentally friendly and that decomposes more quickly thanconventional tees.

It is also desirable to have a golf tee system that uses existingcomponents comprising existing golf tees, divot repair tools andmaterial waste as part of the of the overall system.

Note: There is no attempt to include any part of the claimed inventionin the background of the patent application by the patent author. If anybackground material is deemed to be prior art for the novel claims thatbackground material should be removed.

SUMMARY

A golf tee system comprising an insertion tool a thin-walled, hollow,thin-walled golf tee for holding a golf ball at a given height. When thestructural insertion tool is non-fixedly inserted into the thinnedwalled tee to become a rigid golf tee system and resist collapsing andallowing insertion of the hollow golf tee into the ground surface.

Once the golf tee system is inserted into the ground surface to adesired depth, the structural insertion tool is removed from the hollowgolf tee, creating a hollow tee device can be used as a golf ball teewhich shatterable, thereby creating a more stable trajectory andincreased distance. In addition, the hollow tee is more environmentallyfriendly than other tees.

Those skilled in the art will realize that this invention is capable ofembodiments that are different from those shown and that details of thedevices and methods can be changed in various manners without departingfrom the scope of this invention. Accordingly, the drawings anddescriptions are to be regarded as including such equivalent embodimentsas do not depart from the spirit and scope of this invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

For a more complete understanding and appreciation of this invention,and its many advantages, reference will be made to the followingdetailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings.

FIG. 1 shows the logos of The Professional Golfers Association;

FIG. 2 shows the logos of the United States Golfing Association;

FIG. 3 shows the logos of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews;

FIG. 4 shows a golf ball in play on a golf course;

FIG. 5 is a photograph showing a golf ball at the time impact with agolf club;

FIG. 6 is a photograph showing the distortion of a golf ball immediatelyafter impact from a golf club;

FIG. 7 shows a golfer installing a tee with the assistance of a golfball;

FIG. 8 shows a golfer mounting a golf ball on a tee;

FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of the hollow ball support end of the golftee system disclosed herein;

FIG. 10 shows the insertion tool of the golf tee system disclosedherein;

FIG. 11 shows a cross sectional view of the hollow ball support end ofthe golf tee system of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 shows the insertion of the insertion tool of FIG. 10 into thehollow ball support end of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 shows the assembled golf tee system disclosed herein;

FIG. 14 shows the installation of the assembled golf tee system in theground with the assistance of a golf ball;

FIG. 15 shows the removal of the insertion tool from the hollow ballsupport structure;

FIG. 16 shows the hollow ball support structure installed in the groundready to receive a golf ball;

FIG. 17 shows the hollow ball support structure with a golf ball mountedon it; and

FIG. 18 shows a plurality of hollow ball support structures in a stackillustrating the ease of transport of multiple hollow ball supportstructures.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Referring to FIG. 9. a golf tee system 900 comprises an elongated,hollow, non-structural golf tee 900 with a hollow ball support end 920.The pointed golf tee end 970 is non-hollow, and the non-structural golftee 900 cannot be inserted into the ground by itself if the soil is toohard, which it is most often the case. An insertion tool 1000 shown inFIG. 10 comprises a structural insertion portion 1070, wherein theinsertion portion 1070 is inserted into the hollow ball support end 1020of the golf tee 900 and when fully not-fixedly engaged 1300 (as shown inFIG. 13), the structural insertion tool 1340 allows the non-structuralgolf tee 1300 to be inserted into the ground 1759 (as seen in FIG. 17)with optional assistance of a golf ball 1450 (as shown in FIG. 14). Inthis case, when the insertion tool 1500 (as shown in FIG. 15) is pulledout of the golf tee 900, the golf tee 900 will remain in place and holda golf ball 1450 when placed on it without shattering or breaking. Thetee 1300 and the insertion tool 1340 when non-fixedly engaged, are inhoop stress, or circumferential stress. It should be noted that a thinwalled cylinder is more likely to fail along its axis than along itshoop.

As best seen in FIG. 11, the golf tee 1120 comprises thin walls 1120;wherein the golf tees 1120 are easily shattered when struck with adriver head or a club face. The wall thickness 1120 is mostly uniform,with a wall thickness of approximately 0.126 inches to 0.27 inches. Thegolf tee height is less than 4 inches.

The golf tee 999 as presented herein has a tee insertion tip 912 ahollow ball support end 920 and hollow center section 1330. Theelongated structural insertion tool 1000, comprises a structuralinsertion portion 1070, wherein the insertion tool tip 1270 is insertedinto the hollow golf ball support 1220, until the insertion tool tip1270 is proximate to the insertion tip end 1280 (as shown in FIG. 12)wherein a non-fixedly locked, golf tee assembly 1400 is formed (as shownin FIG. 14) pushed into the ground 1759.

The golf tee system 900 comprises a hollow tee device 1220 for holding agolf ball 1750 (as seen in FIG. 17), a structural insertion tool 1502having a tool outer profile 1227 that approximately matches an innerprofile of the hollow device (best seen in FIG. 11), wherein thestructural insertion tool 1502 is removably housed in the hollow teedevice opening 1520 (best seen in FIG. 15) and provides the necessarystructural support for inserting the hollow tee device 1400 into aground 1759 (as shown in FIG. 14). The system having a insertion tip1070 at a front end of the structural insertion tool 1000, the insertiontip 1070 is used to assist the hollow tee device 1400 to penetrate theground 1759 by applying a downward force on the structural insertiontool 1000, until the hollow tee component 1400 is inserted into theground 1759 to a desired depth. The insertion tool 1502 is removed fromthe hollow device 1520, which reveals a ball-support 1620 of the hollowdevice 1600 for holding a golf ball 1750 above the ground 1759 fromwhich the golf ball 1750 may be played.

The golf tee 999 of the golf tee system 900 meets the rules of the USGATees (Rule 6.2) which states: “A tee is a device designed to raise theball off the ground. A tee must not: be longer than 4 inches (101.6 mm);be designed or manufactured in such a way that it could indicate line ofplay; unduly influence the movement of the ball; or otherwise assist theplayer in making a stroke or in his play.” Note: As an exception fordifficult turf conditions, tees tethered together or to an anchor may beused during the round provided that the player does not align the teesor tether in such a way that could indicate line of play or otherwiseassist the player in making a stroke.

The golf tee is made of materials comprising; biodegradable plastic,paper, synthetic materials, fertilizer, sawdust, wood, bamboo, wasteproducts, rubber, plastics, high-bond composites, corn plastic, metal,biodegradable materials, silica, sand or other materials known by thoseof skill in the art.

The golf tee system 900 wherein the insertion tool 1020 is structural.As shown in FIGS. 10 and 12, the insertion device 1000 may haveinsertion depth line markings 1025 to indicate various depth insertionmeasurements. In this instance, the golf tee 1220 may be opaque to allowthe markings on the insertion tool 1227 to be seen.

As shown in FIG. 18, the hollow tee structure can be nested inside eachother for ease of shipment.

A insertion tool could be used with a variety of interchangeable hollowtips including wire golf tees, golf tees with a formed rounded golf ballholding top, a tee device with slits and a multi-diameter, flexible,tool. The rigid, structural insertion tool is made of materials,comprising metal, plastic, paper, synthetic material, wood, bamboo,rubber, high-bond composites, corn plastic, recycled plastics andbiodegradable materials.

In some embodiments, the rigid structural insertion tool comprises anarm that is fixedly attached to a handle, a divet tool arm, and arotatable arm component of a spinning divet multi tool.

A rigid, structural system comprises a hollow device with an attachedinsertion tip for holding a golf ball and a structural insertion toolhaving an outer profile that approximately matches an inner profile ofthe hollow device. The structural insertion tool is removably housed inthe hollow device and provides the necessary structural support forinserting the hollow device into a ground surface. The system has aninsertion tip at a front end of the hollow device. The insertion tip isused to penetrate the ground surface by applying a downward force on thestructural insertion tool, until the hollow device is inserted into theground surface to a desired depth. The insertion tool is removed fromthe hollow device wherein a ball-support of the hollow device forholding a golf ball is above the ground surface and a lower portion ofthe hollow device is below the ground and the hollow device is held inplace by a ground surface material. In some embodiments, the hollowdevice has line markings to indicate the desired depth insertion. Insome embodiments, the insertion tool comprises internal or externalrigidity for the hollow device. In some embodiments, the device is nothollow. The hollow device for holding a golf ball comprising a modifiedinjection molded golf tee, a hollow tube and a drilled-out golf tee. Thehollow device and the insertion tool are made of materials comprising;plastic, paper, synthetic material, fertilizer, sawdust, wood, bamboo,waste products, rubber, high-bond composites, corn plastic, metal,biodegradable materials, and a combination thereof.

1. A golf tee system comprising: an elongated, hollow, non-structuralgolf tee with a hollow ball support end and a non-hollow pointed golftee end; an insertion tool comprising a structural insertion portion;wherein the insertion portion is inserted into said hollow ball supportend of said golf tee and, when fully not-fixedly engaged, said insertiontool allows said golf tee to be inserted into the ground with optionalassistance of a golf ball; wherein when said insertion tool is pulledout of said golf tee, said golf tee will remain in place and hold a golfball when placed on it without shattering or breaking.
 2. The golf teesystem of claim 1, further comprising: said golf tee comprises a wallthickness of approximately 0.126 inches to 0.27 inches and a height ofless than 4 inches.
 3. The golf tee system of claim 1 furthercomprising: said golf tee further comprises a hollow center sectionwherein, said insertion tool tip is inserted into said hollow golf ballsupport end, through said hollow center section to form a rigid golf teesystem.
 4. The golf tee system of claim 1, further comprising: saidinsertion tool having a tool outer profile that approximately matches aninner profile of said golf tee; wherein said insertion tool is removablyhoused in said hollow ball support end and provides the necessarystructure for inserting the golf tee golf system device into the ground.5. The golf tee system of claim 1, further comprising said golf teemeets the rules of the USGA Tees (Rule 6.2).
 6. The golf tee system ofclaim 1, further comprising said golf tee is made of materialscomprising; biodegradable plastic, paper, synthetic materials,fertilizer, sawdust, wood, bamboo, waste products, rubber, plastics,high-bond composites, corn plastic, metal, biodegradable materials,silica, sand, or other materials known by those of skill in the art. 7.The golf tee system of claim 1, further comprising said insertion toolis structural.
 8. The golf tee system of claim 1, further comprisingsaid insertion tool may have insertion depth line markings to indicatevarious depth insertion measurements.
 9. The golf tee system of claim 1,further comprising multiple said hollow golf tees can be nested insideeach other for ease of shipment.
 10. A rigid, structural insertion toolcomprising a rigid structural arm with interchangeable tips forinserting components comprising wire golf tees, golf tees with a formedrounded golf ball holding top, a tee device with slits and amulti-diameter, flexible, tool.
 11. The rigid, structural insertion toolof claim 10 wherein the structural insertion tool is made of materials,comprising metal, plastic, paper, synthetic material, wood, bamboo,rubber, high-bond composites, corn plastic, recycled plastics, andbiodegradable materials.
 12. (canceled)
 13. A rigid, structural systemcomprising: a hollow device with an attached insertion tip and aball-support for holding a golf ball; a structural insertion tool havingan outer profile that approximately matches an inner profile of saidhollow device; wherein said structural insertion tool is removablyhoused in said hollow device and provides the necessary structuralsupport for inserting said hollow device into a ground surface; whereinsaid insertion tip is used to penetrate the ground surface by applying adownward force on said structural insertion tool, until said hollowdevice is inserted into the ground surface to a desired depth; whereinsaid structural insertion tool is removed from said hollow device;wherein said ball-support of said hollow device for holding a golf ballis above the ground surface and a lower portion of said hollow device isbelow the ground and said hollow device is held in place by a groundsurface material.
 14. The rigid, structural system of claim 13, furthercomprising said hollow device has line markings to indicate the desireddepth insertion.
 15. The rigid, structural system of claim 13, furthercomprising said insertion tool comprises internal or external rigidityfor the hollow device.
 16. The rigid, structural system of claim 13,further comprising said device is not hollow.
 17. The rigid, structuralsystem of claim 13, further comprising said hollow device for holding agolf ball comprises a modified injection molded golf tee, a hollow tube,and a drilled-out golf tee.
 18. The rigid, structural system of claim13, further comprising said hollow device and said insertion tool aremade of materials comprising plastic, paper, synthetic material,fertilizer, sawdust, wood, bamboo, waste products, rubber, high-bondcomposites, corn plastic, metal, biodegradable materials, and acombination thereof.